👁 Photo of a spacious seat on a business class flight.

Earth News

Business class flight ban could slash emissions, study suggests

Scrapping premium seats could help halve global aviation emissions, according to a major new study.

28/02/2026

👁 European Commissioner for Industrial Strategy Stephane Séjourné arrives for the weekly EU College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, May 2025.

Europe News

Europe’s climate policy turning into lobbyists’ playground – report

New research reveals that the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal has been transformed into a corporate-driven policy project dominated by heavy industry lobbying, resulting in a shift away from real decarbonisation toward deregulation and weakened climate rules.

25/02/2026

👁 A new report says claims that AI will be able to offset emissions caused by data centres are based on weak evidence.

Tech News

AI greenwashing: Big Tech’s AI climate promises fall flat, study finds

Only 26 percent of climate-related AI claims cite any academic papers, while 36 percent didn’t cite any evidence at all, according to German non-profit Beyond Fossil Fuels.

17/02/2026

👁 De’Longhi Rapid Crisp Air Fryer with 360° View

Earth News

Air frying fatty foods ‘better’ for air quality than alternatives

Air frying high-fat foods such as bacon produces fewer volatile organic compounds and other airborne particles than deep-fat frying.

01/02/2026

👁 In this photo, a young woman walks along the fruit and vegetable row in a supermarket, pushing a shopping trolley.

Earth News

Europe’s most climate-friendly supermarket revealed - see full list

Experts have urged European supermarkets to transition towards plant-rich foods to cut emissions and lower costs.

27/01/2026

👁 The Kyger Creek Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, operates April 14, 2025, near Cheshire, Ohio.

Earth News

Top polluters controlled by nations that blocked fossil fuel phaseout

Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

22/01/2026

👁 People take photos in front of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics rings, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Earth News

Athletes call out polluting firms sponsoring 2026 Winter Olympics

Just three sponsorship deals for the 2026 Olympic Games are predicted to generate 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.

18/01/2026

👁 A protestor holding a sign reading "The rich are ripe for destruction".

Earth News

Top 1% have blown their 2026 carbon budget. Do we need a wealth tax?

Governments are being pressured to ban carbon-intensive luxury items and tax fossil fuel profits to meet climate targets.

10/01/2026

👁 An aerial view of buildings peaking through a dense layer of fog in Sarajevo, Bosnia, 18 December 2025.

Earth News

Air pollution is keeping children indoors in Bosnian capital

The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina often tops the list of places with the worst air quality globally.

18/12/2025

👁 This Nov. 18, 2008, file photo, shows the Colstrip coal-fired power plant in southeast Montana.

Earth News

Most of world’s economic growth no longer linked to emissions - study

A decade on from the Paris Agreement, and the link between GDP and rising emissions is starting to break.

12/12/2025

👁 Håkan Agnevall, CEO of Wärtsilä on The Big Question

The Big Question

The Big Question: How important is shipping for our economy?

The decision on a levy on carbon emissions from shipping, proposed by the UN’s International Maritime Organization, has been delayed until 2026. But is the industry ready for a decarbonised future?

01/12/2025

👁 Changi Airport in Singapore.

Travel News

Singapore to introduce world’s first green fuel tax for passengers

The aviation fuel levy will impact flyers on economy and premium cabins, but won’t come into effect until 2026.

18/11/2025

👁 The EU aims to cut CO2 emissions by 90% by 2040

Europe News

CO2 emission cut by 2040 backed by Parliament's green committee

The vote cast by lawmakers in the European Parliament's environment committee keeps the flexibilities requested by EU governments but demands stricter rules on the use of global carbon credits.

11/11/2025

👁 EasyJet has marked the 30th anniversary of its first flight by operating another on the same route, staffed entirely by crew turning 30 this month.

Travel News

Britain’s biggest budget airline celebrates 30th anniversary

EasyJet has marked the 30th anniversary of its first flight by operating another on the same route, staffed entirely by crew turning 30 this month.

10/11/2025

👁 Fernando Llano

Europe News

Biggest polluters skip COP30 for Europe to pick up climate tab

Leaders of the United States, China and India, the world's three biggest polluters, won't attend the COP30 in Brazil as the European Union promises to stay engaged but faces financing hurdles at home.

10/11/2025

👁 Aaron Favila

Europe News

Brussels unveils €3bn to boost green fuels for aviation and shipping

The plan to step up financing for sustainable fuels in shipping and aviation by 2027 comes as the bloc is falling short of decarbonising heavy transport by 2050.

06/11/2025